2 die, 2 injured as car falls into gorge in Champawat

Rudrapur: Two persons died and two others sustained injuries as the car they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge on Saturday evening on Banlekh Lalupavani road near Chantola village in

Champawat

district.

According to Champawat police, Krishna Nand Joshi (24), an Army man and a resident of Chantola, had come home for the holidays. He went to the market along with three others from his village in his car. On their way back, the vehicle crashed down a 100m-deep gorge. Local villagers rushed to the rescue and alerted police.

Sub divisional magistrate (SDM) Anil Garbyal and circle officer (CO) Dhyan Singh reached the spot to take stock of the situation. While Govind Ballabh Bhatt (45) and Devi Dutt Joshi (55) died on the spot, Joshi and Chanchal Joshi (30) sustained grievous injuries and were rushed to the district hospital. They have been referred to a higher centre.